Tom LaBonge

Many Chicago shoppers would have to change the way they tote groceries, clothing and other items from store to home under a plan to ban the plastic bags that have become a ubiquitous feature of modern life. The idea is to dramatically lower the number of bags that litter parkways, clog sewers, flutter in trees, bloat landfills and harm wildlife. But it would require a sea change in the habits of people who have been raised to enter stores empty handed and leave with fists full of plastic. “I hope they keep 'em,” said South Side resident Steven Watson as he left a Jewel-Osco at State and Grand on Wednesday. “They've been around forever. I'm 42 —...

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